Why Did President Truman Approve the Development of a Hydrogen

question 10

Multiple Choice

Why did President Truman approve the development of a hydrogen bomb in 1949?

• A) U.S.scientists were warning that the atomic bomb would not be effective in a nuclear war.
• B) U.S.intelligence sources were reporting that China had developed an atomic bomb.
• C) The United States had confirmed that the Soviets had detonated an atomic bomb.
• D) Experts believed it would be a more cost-effective weapon than the atomic bomb.

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